Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14

of the building at the front; the VeStry
occupies the whole front of the building
except eleven feet used for vestibule,
stairway, and a hall to the entrance OF
the audience room. Over the vestibule,
hail, vestry, etc, are the ladies parlor,
the kitchen, pantry and store-room>. The
easy seating capacity of the house l. 225
to 25O, with the vestry and ladies parlor
opened 500. The main room is finish
ed into the roof, and is twenty-four feet
in height.
Work was commenced in June, the
society removing the old church, eXcu-
waiting "a cellar and putting in founda-
ton walls The contractor commenced
work i'm July, H. H. Griswold of Water
bury. foreman He employed most of
his help here. The underpinning for the
front portion of the building Came from
Barre The building timber was chiefly
furnished by Nelson Lewis OF Glover;
the brick were burned in the Simpson
kiln near Barton Landing, and furnished
on the ground by Mr.. JENNIE for SO %
per thousand. The stone trimmings
came from St. Johns, and the slate also
from Canada The doors, windows,
finish etc, not furnished here came from
CIaremont, n H. The brick work and
stating was done by skilled skaters and
brick layers. The brick was laid with
reference to ornamentation as well "a
finish, and the whole outside structure
is beautiful both in architectural design
and in finish The tower is II feet
square at the base, with buttresses and
stone and brick, and window ornamen-
tations 1t is 100 feet to the bali
beneath the vane rod. The vane is of
pretty design, we'll gilded. The win
dows are gothic, with a large one in
front six ON each side of the church
room and smaller ones wherever need
ed. The glass is colored cathedral
fec and white. The sash is set
with colored borders and white
centerS, beautiful and appropriate
emblematic heads are placed above each
window All the windows in the audi
ence room are memorial, with such
names of original, or prominent members
of the church, as the friends desired to
have placed there. Quite sum of money
was raised for this purpose, and the sur
plus, above actual cost of printed names,
was added To the cost of the embiems in
the window heads. The work of plaster
ing the house was very well done by f. A.
Gates and sons of this town, and the
walls left roneh for frescoing- The in
side flush work was begun under The di-
rection of Mr.. GriswOld, but completed
nv j. T. Wilson, an experienced workman
sent here by Mr.. Guernsey, Mr.. GriSwoid
having died. The inside finish is of ash.
the castings nodded, and all done with ref
erence to beauty as we'll as durability.
The inside doors are all pine, veneered
with ash, the outside doors are pine. The
roof portion of the audience room il fin
ished with graceful trusses, reaching well
down on the side ceilings, where there
are arches running up To heavy wood
cornice at the top of the perpendicular
sides The frescoing was done By Geo
L. Marion Of St. Johnsbury, who spared
e4pcHse noE shii W
fresco and ornament the walls. His col
ors were carefully selected with regard
to light, harmony aud beauty, aud his de-
signs were such as to make the room all
that can be desired. Every one who has
seen the frescoing and wall ornamental
lion is more than pleased with it. Mr..
Marion also did the inside painting and
The hard wood filling and vanishing
The seats are lower than in most churches,
but prove to be very easy and copfoFJa-
BILE. They are furnished with upholster-
ed cushions, made by c. r. PePciyaI of
this village. The material is "a stout Grim
son rep, and each cost about 81. Mr..
Perciysl also furnished the elegant pulpit
furniture. which was flushed by his
upholsterer. Geo. Dean. fhe pulpit set
consists of u very TASTY black walnut
desk, three chairs, two stands and com
Hiunion table. The house has three arch
es in the rear end, each recessed back.
the deeper one being used for the choir,
and prepared for pipe organ, II needed
hereafter. The pulpit platform reaches
back about three feet, the choir PLATFORM
pastor and singers ni.iI IA harrow hail.
The altar rail is pretty, With arciied anu
A lar .